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MESSAGE  OE  THE  PRESIDENT. 


Richmond,  Ya.,  Feb.   25,   1863. 

To  the  House  of  Representatives  : 

I  herewith  transmit,  for  your  information,  a  communication  from 
the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  in  reference  to  the  amount  of  fund.s 
paid  into  the  Treasury  under  the  operation  of  the  Sequestration  Act, 
in  response  to  your  resolution  of  the  2 1st  instant. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


COMMUNICATION  FROM  SECRETARY  OP  TREASURY. 


Trea!>urv  Dfpartment,  C.  S.  a.,  ^ 
*        Richmond,  Feb.  25,  18G3.       J 

The  President  : 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  the  resolution  of  the  House  of 
Representatives,  of  the  21st  instant,  "requesting  the  President  to 
communicate  what  amount  of  funds  has  been  paid  into  the  Confede- 
rate Treasury,  under  the  operation  of  an  Act  entitled  an  Act  for  the 
sequestration  of  the  estates,  property  and  effects  of  alien  enemies, 
and  for  the  indemnity  of  citizens  of  the  Confederate  States  and  per- 
sons aiding  the  same  in  the  existirig  war  with  the  United  States,  ap- 
proved August  30th,  1861,  and  the  act  amending  the  same,  approved 
February  15.  1862.  together  with  such  other  information  in  refer- 
ence to  sequestered  property  in  the  hands  of  Receivers  as  may  be 
deemed  pertinent  to  the  above  inquiry."  has  been  answered  as  fullv 
as  it  is  in  the  power  of  this  Department  to  do,  in  my  communication 
of  the  24th  instant,  in  response  to  the  resolution  of  the  House  of 
Representatives  of  the  12th  instant,  on  the  same  subject. 
Respectfullv, 

C.  G.  MEMMTXGER, 
Secretary  of  Treasury. 


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